The stage is set for the first cobbled Monument of the year, the Tour of Flanders, scheduled for 2 April.
This year's race marks the event's 107th edition, making it one of the oldest in the world. The riders have changed over the years, but many of the event's iconic climbs have stayed the same.
The route stretches out over 270km between Bruges and Oudenaarde. Below you'll find details of the race parcours, together with a list of those who will tackle it.
Tour of Flanders 2023: route
This year’s Tour of Flanders counts 273.4 kilometres, almost one kilometre longer than the 2022 edition won by Mathieu van der Poel.
After six years in Antwerp, the race returns to Bruges in 2023 to kick off proceedings. The riders will roll out for an easy first 100km, before they hit the first cobbled sector - Huisepontweg - on the approach into Oudenaarde.
The race’s midway point is marked with the first of three drags up the 2.2km-long Oude Kwaremont. From there, the terrain becomes unforgiving, offering little recovery time between the hellingen that quickly rack up. Notable ascents here include the Holleweg, Molenberg and Valkenberg.
With 55km to go, the riders will get a practice run at the finishing two climbs as they go over the iconic pair of the Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg. The duo return around 17km from the line, where the decisive attacks are likely to come.
The flat run-in to Oudenaarde is uncomplicated, but will bring some of the day’s most dramatic racing. If a rider hasn’t already broken away solo, expect a desperate sprint to the line.
Tour of Flanders 2023: Provisional Start list
Alpecin-Deceuninck
VAN DER POEL Mathieu
DILLIER Silvan
GAZE Samuel
GOGL Michael
KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren
LEYSEN Senne
RIESEBEEK Oscar
Jumbo-Visma
VAN AERT Wout
AFFINI Edoardo
BENOOT Tiesj
LAPORTE Christophe
VAN BAARLE Dylan
VAN DER SANDE Tosh
VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan
UAE Team Emirates
POGAČAR Tadej
OLIVEIRA Rui
BAX Sjoerd
BJERG Mikkel
HIRSCHI Marc
TRENTIN Matteo
WELLENS Tim
AG2R Citroën Team
VAN AVERMAET Greg
COSNEFROY Benoît
DEWULF Stan
NAESEN Lawrence
NAESEN Oliver
SCHÄR Michael
TOUZÉ Damien
Lotto Dstny
DE BUYST Jasper
FRISON Frederik
GRIGNARD Sébastien
VAN MOER Brent
VERMEERSCH Florian
BEULLENS Cedric
Trek-Segafredo
STUYVEN Jasper
HOELGAARD Markus
HOOLE Daan
KIRSCH Alex
PEDERSEN Mads
THEUNS Edward
VERGAERDE Otto
INEOS Grenadiers
PIDCOCK Thomas
HEIDUK Kim
KWIATKOWSKI Michał
NARVÁEZ Jhonatan
ROWE Luke
SHEFFIELD Magnus
SWIFT Ben
Soudal Quick-Step
ALAPHILIPPE Julian
ASGREEN Kasper
BALLERINI Davide
DEVENYNS Dries
LAMPAERT Yves
SÉNÉCHAL Florian
DECLERCQ Tim
Team Jayco AlUla
MATTHEWS Michael
DURBRIDGE Luke
MEZGEC Luka
O'BRIEN Kelland
PÖSTLBERGER Lukas
REINDERS Elmar
ŠTYBAR Zdeněk
EF Education-EasyPost
BETTIOL Alberto
BISSEGGER Stefan
DOULL Owain
HONORÉ Mikkel Frølich
KEUKELEIRE Jens
POWLESS Neilson
RUTSCH Jonas
Bahrain Victorious
MOHORIČ Matej
ARNDT Nikias
GRADEK Kamil
MILAN Jonathan
PASQUALON Andrea
SÜTTERLIN Jasha
WRIGHT Fred
Intermarché-Circus-Wanty
GIRMAY Biniam
BYSTRØM Sven Erik
DE GENDT Aimé
PETIT Adrien
PLANCKAERT Baptiste
TEUNISSEN Mike
VAN DER HOORN Taco
Team DSM
DEGENKOLB John
BEVIN Patrick
EEKHOFF Nils
HEINSCHKE Leon
EDMONDSON Alex
NABERMAN Tim
VERMAERKE Kevin
BORA-Hansgrohe
JUNGELS Bob
GAMPER Patrick
HALLER Marco
POLITT Nils
SCHACHMANN Maximilian
VAN POPPEL Danny
KOCH Jonas
Astana Qazaqstan Team
LUTSENKO Alexey
BASSO Leonardo
BOL Cees
FEDOROV Yevgeniy
GRUZDEV Dmitriy
MOSCON Gianni
SYRITSA Gleb
MANZONI Mario
Cofidis
ALLEGAERT Piet
KREDER Wesley
NOPPE Christophe
PÉRICHON Pierre-Luc
WALLAYS Jelle
WALSCHEID Max
Israel - Premier Tech
VANMARCKE Sep
BOIVIN Guillaume
FUGLSANG Jakob
HOULE Hugo
NEILANDS Krists
VAN ASBROECK Tom
TEUNS Dylan
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
BAUER Jack
DEVRIENDT Tom
FEDELI Alessandro
LUDVIGSSON Tobias
MAŁECKI Kamil
PUPPIO Antonio
ZUKOWSKY Nickolas
Team Arkéa Samsic
HOFSTETTER Hugo
BIERMANS Jenthe
DEKKER David
LOUVEL Matis
MCLAY Daniel
PONOMAR Andrii
RUSSO Clément
Groupama-FDJ
KÜNG Stefan
ASKEY Lewis
GENIETS Kevin
LE GAC Olivier
LIENHARD Fabian
MADOUAS Valentin
WATSON Samuel
Movistar Team
GARCÍA CORTINA Iván
ERVITI Imanol
JACOBS Johan
JORGENSON Matteo
LAZKANO Oier
ROMEO Iván
NORSGAARD Mathias
TotalEnergies
DUJARDIN Sandy
SAGAN Peter
BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
BODNAR Maciej
OSS Daniel
OURSELIN Paul
TURGIS Anthony
VAN GESTEL Dries
Bingoal WB
VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume
BLOUWE Louis
DESAL Ceriel
MERTZ Rémy
PEYSKENS Dimitri
ROBEET Ludovic
VANDEPITTE Nathan
Team Flanders - Baloise
BRAET Vito
COLMAN Alex
DE PESTEL Sander
DE VYLDER Lindsay
DE WILDE Gilles
VAN POUCKE Aaron
VANHOOF Ward
PLANCKAERT Walter
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
KRISTOFF Alexander
URIANSTAD Martin
HALVORSEN Kristoffer
BLUME LEVY William
RESELL Erik Nordsæter
TILLER Rasmus
